Euterpe edulis Extract but Not Oil Enhances Antioxidant Defenses and Protects against Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Induced by a High-Fat Diet in Rats
Table 6
Serum biochemical parameters (U/L) of rats treated with a hypercholesterolemic diet and E. edulis.
US-PCR
Glucose
TC
TG
HDL
AST
ALT
ALP
G1
0.30 ± 0.12
194.00 ± 54.70
57.33 ± 5.75
89.66 ± 38.83
33.16 ± 5.49
172.16 ± 98.65
55.00 ± 18.91
121.66 ± 30.6
G2
0.37 ± 0.17
159.66 ± 12.29
50.83 ± 5.70
98.33 ± 19.45
36.83 ± 4.07
183.16 ± 89.49
73.83 ± 29.90
179.00 ± 73.26
G3
0.66 ± 0.47
158.00 ± 13.57
53.50 ± 6.05
91.83 ± 11.30
35.16 ± 1.72
123.00 ± 32.92
59.50 ± 21.49
170.16 ± 46.81
G4
0.42 ± 0.15
190.16 ± 20.12
62.50 ± 11.23
124.83 ± 44.52
36.33 ± 5.20
101.00 ± 23.09
44.50 ± 10.82
166.83 ± 48.14
G5
0.57 ± 0.22
196.83 ± 27.12
57.66 ± 3.44
122.33 ± 42.54
31.83 ± 3.25
113.00 ± 19.40
44.50 ± 8.52
143.33 ± 30.28
G6
0.21 ± 0.11
200.66 ± 22.90
66.66 ± 8.28
114.83 ± 65.48
34.66 ± 3.55
94.00 ± 25.04
52.00 ± 39.37
130.33 ± 46.24
G7
0.36 ± 0.18
139.66 ± 18.47
69.50 ± 8.82
75.66 ± 11.41
37.16 ± 8.97
137.33 ± 38.95
51.33 ± 14.47
60.50 ± 25.86
US-PCR, ultrasensitive C-reactive protein; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high density lipoproteins; AST, alanine aminotransferase; ALT, aspartate aminotransferase, ALP, alkaline phosphatase. G1, CD; G2, CD + 4% OE; G3, CD + 5% LEE; G4, CD + 10% LEE; G5, CD + 5% LEDE; G6, CD + 10% LEDE; G7, commercial diet. Different letters in columns denote statistic difference between the groups, .
